Getting My Groove On and 2020 Vision

Last Thursday morning I was sweeping the kitchen floor and the epiphany came.

The day before that I had published “Preaching to the Choir” where I confessed to you, my awesome readers, I haven’t always been so ‘together’… ha.ha.ha. That particular day I was seriously doing the next thing.

Here’s where I am going to interrupt myself and share our vision! Last month we went on our eleven-day, 2002-mile winter sabbatical. We traveled to tropical Florida, the west coast of Florida, northern-central Florida, to Atlanta and home — on this trip hubs and I talked a lot about our dream trip when we both retire in 2020. We plan to purchase a 17-foot camper, sell our NC mountain home and take to the American/Canadian roadways for one year. Carefree and cavalier (used as an adjective). During that time we will figure out what we want to do when we grow up and settle down!

Road trips are our common denominator; our mutual love language, if you will. We simply do our best marriage’ing on road trips. We have endless conversations compared to hours of silence in our home life. Crazy, huh? But, we’ve been doing this for over 30 years so let’s just say it works for us.

We were driving along at maybe mile #1,177 and I blurted out, “We have 2020 Vision!” I followed up with, “That’s our new motto…we have 2020 vision!”

Fast forward to last Thursday!

I couldn’t get it together but then as HE DOES, He came.

Susan, My child – live in the present. Don’t be sad.

You see, with all the vision’ing and dreaming I became discontent in my nest and I assure you when it comes to my nest? I’m seriously motivated – I ♥ HOME and all of a sudden I began thinking I would never buy a new comforter for our bed or I’d never want to paint another wall or I’d never want to refinish another piece of junk store furniture. Or… Or… Or…

I became un-nested. I became sad and disoriented. I disconnected with who I am and how God, my good, good Father wired me. As I swept the floor I asked Him to forgive me and get me back on my feet – to steady me again. To center me again.

To you who are reading this…every single one of us are wired differently. God didn’t create puppets, He made us unique and wonderfully complex! IF YOU are feeling unwired, unraveled, disconnected, un-nested – go get your Bible and turn to Psalm 139 and let those ancient words of king David wash over you like a summer rain, and…

Let’s live in the present – not getting anxious or worried about our tomorrows or next year; exercising our gifts and callings to the high call of Jesus Christ our beloved Lord and Master!

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Thank you, I’ve so needed this! Live in the present, Live for today, not to be anxious for what will happen tomorrow or next week. Each day is surely a gift, one day at a time, a Blessing from Our Precious Lord.

Susan, this is so good and so appropriate and timely. Thank you for sharing your experience; it helped open my eyes to some of where I’ve gotten off track. I’m spending lots of time in the Word –still doing the chronological reading but got so excited I’m now about a week ahead — and the Lord is doing wonderful things reminding me of His faithfulness to His people as well as His righteousness, judgment and holiness.

Many things going on in my little world but the Lord is front and center. And life is so much better that way!

I love that you and hubs travel and “marriage” well together that way. Fun and drawing you closer at the same time. Can’t beat that.

Susan,
I must say I was intrigued by your title….having been a teen when groove and groovy were actually uses on a daily basis lol. I like the idea of getting out of my “funk” that I get in – wishing today away and looking always toward “that day” out there somewhere. I need to get my groove on and look around me to the glorious blessings God has given me this day. Can I come with you to the Canadian Rockies – so want to go there!! In 2020 of course 🙂
Blessings,
Bev xx

This is good. I often get into the pit because I think I’ve wasted my life, my talents and the gifts God has given me. Sometimes I think we need to write down our accomplishments the ones our Father has helped us attain and reach. Being 70 doesn’t help me at all but then I look at the legacy our longevity parents, grandparents, greatgrandparents left for us and I think come on woman you are not done yet.

Let’s do our bucket list (and I’m working on a new one) but live in the moment. Sometimes we just have to do the next thing and quite frankly that’s what we should do every day — THE NEXT THING.

Yes! To all this, Susan! My hubby and I have lots of conversations on road trips, too! It is so important to remember how much God loves us and that He created us as His special children. That is balm that soothes this discontented heart. Blessings!

One of my absolute favorite memories is when my four kids, husband, and I piled into a mini-van with camping equipment and one backpack of clothing and stuff each and traveled for five weeks across the country and back. I could have lived that way forever, and God was so good to have timed it at just the right point in our family: no car seats left and the oldest still young enough not to be encumbered with a job.

And I see in the comments at Beth’s place that you are immersed in book #10 on Matthew. Wow. Just wow. You amaze me.

Your retirement plan sounds right up my ally! Make sure you schedule time with your Holbrook friend :)! We have a great place to hook up trailers. Thank you for the reminder to keep focused on God and who HE is and not on the things that make me blue because I let them.

Hi Susan,
I love how your road trip inspired your vision for the future! It sounds as if you had a fun yet deeply profound experience that will prepare you for the next stage of your adventure with God! 🙂

First I want to say that I love your vision for 2020 of taking to the roads for a year but I also loved your reminder of David’s words in Psalm 139. That verse has been an incredible blessing and reminder to me of how amazing God is. Love the vision of God seeing us in our homes and the reminder that he is with us every single day!

Susan – such sage wisdom and I love, love, love Psalm 139 – it’s one of my favorites to use when teaching people how to hear God speak through His Scriptures. I love your 2020 vision and your reminder to not get to caught up in what’s to come, but focus on the next thing right now…. It sure is good to dream and look forward, and yours sounds delightful and will be here before you know it. I have no idea what my husband and I will dream of doing when we both retire, I would love to travel the world and see the sights, sitting and reading along the way… he would probably, just want to go and do and fish lol… I will have to ask him 🙂
thanks for linking up with #TuneInThursday this week. Sorry for my delay in stopping by, it has been a busy week 🙂